Drayson will shoot for FIA electric-vehicle land-speed record on June 25

Drayson Racing Technologies and Michelin are pleased to announce the formation of a strategic partnership that will begin with an assault on the FIA World Electric Land Speed Record on June 25. Michelin has become the Official Tyre Partner of Drayson Racing Technologies, whose cars will run exclusively on Michelin rubber in the build up to the inaugural 2014/15 FIA Formula E season. This will include the Drayson B12 69/EV hypercar that will challenge for the FIA World Electric Land Speed Record. Lord Drayson will aim to better the current record of 175mph set by Battery Box General Electric in the United States and which has stood since 1974. This record has held firm for nearly 40 years due to the immense technical challenge of running an electric vehicle consistently and reliably at such speeds when weighing less than 1000kg. He will make the attempt in the UK, at RAF El...